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متکبر مغرور nothing could reconcile the haughty spirit of the Saqaoists. They still lived in the infamous past when the Bacha was at their head and they were in full possession of the public treasury, which they could enjoy to their hearts' content. They ignored the King's clemency and broke out in an open rebellion at a time when the King had little regular army and insufficient arms and ammunition. But they had soon to learn that those, who were now masters of the capital, were not ordinary men— they were masters of the art of governing and administration. Within a week the insurrection was beaten down, and the ring- leaders of the insurgents were caught and court-martialled. The rest were once more allowed to settle down in their respective places,and encouraged to follow some honest pursuit. King Mohammad Nadir Shah on the very day that he entered the capital turned his attention to internal reforms. But much had yet to be done to return even to normal conditions. There were evils enough to be eradicated before reconstruction could begin. He soon made it known that 180 مرحم بیخکن کردن